de4ecded-0885-7494-e044-00144fdd4fa6datasetCommonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)02 6249 9966Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh DrGPO Box 378CanberraACT2601Australiaclientservices@ga.gov.aupointOfContact2013-06-05T00:00:00ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata1.1L021 Broome seismic reflection survey, WA, 19551961-01-01T00:00:00publication76380Producthttp://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/76380/ga-dataSetURIGeoscience AustraliaCanberrapublisherSmith, E.R.1authorRecordThe Bureau of Mineral Resources conducted a seismic reflection survey of a small area near Broome, W.A., during 1954 and 1955. It was part of a general investigation of the Canning Basin and was aimed at determining the distribution of sediments south of the Fenton Fault. The seismic work indicated a sedimentary thickness of at least 6000 feet, and probably as much as 10,000 feet could be expected. It
also showed that the subsurface formations are probably folded and faulted.Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)ownerCommonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)Manager Client Services02 6249 9966Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378CanberraACT2601Australiaclientservices@ga.gov.aucustodianasNeededunknownunknownSeismic Dataseismic surveyseismic reflectionthemepetroleum explorationthemegeophysicsthemeAU-WASeismology and Seismic ExplorationAustralian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)2008-03-31T00:00:00+11:00publicationAustralian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/1297.0Main%20Features32008?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=1297.0&issue=2008&num=&view=owner9780642483584restrictedlicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenceunclassifiedengutf8geoscientificInformationUnknown122.25122.5-18.0-17.751955-01-011955-01-01Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)02 6249 9966Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh DrGPO Box 378CanberraACT2601Australiasales@ga.gov.audistributor2013-08-08T00:08:00onLinehttps://d28rz98at9flks.cloudfront.net/76380/L021_Broome_1955_GeoCat_76380.zipFile downloadDownload the file (misc)downloaddatasetDuring 1954 the seismic party of the Bureau of Mineral Resources conducted a short seismic investigation near Broome, Western Australia, while waiting for the flooded Fitzroy River to recede so that the party could proceed to the Christmas Creek area (Vale and Williams, 1955). Although of very limited extent, this survey indicated a considerable thickness of sediments and showed that the sediments were probably folded. It was planned to conduct reconnaissance surveys throughout the Canning Basin during 1955, and as a result of the 1954 investigation, Broome was selected as one area for such a survey. The survey there was to serve the dual purpose of confirming the thickness of sediments present there and investigating the suspected folding of these sediments.
During the 1955 survey, continuous reflection profiles were observed along four traverse lines roughly in the form of a rectangle 9 miles by 5 miles. Details of personnel, equipment, and field operations are set out in the Appendix at the end of this report. The results of this seismic work were made known to Western Australian Petroleum Ltd. (Wapet) which holds the area under Permit to Explore. Wapet has since done extensive seismic surveys in the Broome-
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